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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO-221-94-4410-02-241A]

 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Rangeland Reform '94 and 
Request for Public Comment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for Rangeland Reform '94 is hereby extended to 
September 9, 1994. The draft EIS has been prepared in accordance with 
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 by 
the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with 
the cooperation of the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

DATES: Written comments on the draft EIS must be postmarked no later 
than September 9, 1994. Comments received after this date may not be 
considered in preparation of the final EIS.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft EIS should be sent to: Rangeland 
Reform '94, P.O. Box 66300, Washington, D.C. 20035-6300.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Write to the above address or call Jim 
Fox, Bureau of Land Management, (202) 452-7740, or Jerry McCormick, 
Forest Service, (202) 205-1457. To obtain a copy of the draft EIS, 
please call or visit your nearest BLM Resource Area office or Forest 
Service National Forest Supervisor's office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
Service are proposing to change policies and regulations within their 
Federal rangeland management programs. These actions are intended to 
improve and restore a significant portion of rangeland ecosystems and 
to improve and maintain biodiversity, while providing for sustainable 
development on lands administered by the two agencies. The two agencies 
are also proposing to revise the formula used to determine fees charged 
for grazing livestock on Federal lands in the 17 western states.
    The Bureau of Land Management, with the cooperation of the Forest 
Service, has prepared a draft EIS analyzing the environmental effects 
of the proposed changes in their rangeland management programs. The 
draft EIS is a national-level, programmatic analysis. It documents the 
ecological, economic, and social impacts that would result from 
alternative fee formulas and from reforming, or not reforming, other 
elements of the Federal rangeland management program. Five management 
alternatives are considered in detail: Current Management (No Action); 
BLM-Forest Service Proposed Action; Livestock Production; Environmental 
Enhancement; and No Grazing. Seven grazing fee formula alternatives are 
also analyzed: Current Public Rangeland Improvement Act (PRIA) (No 
Action); Modified PRIA; BLM-Forest Service Proposed Action; Regional 
Fees; Federal Forage Fee; PRIA with Surcharges; and Competitive 
Bidding.

    Dated: August 1, 1994.
Jonathan P. Deason,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 94-19075 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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